Black House...Not quite as epic...

[GLewman]

I really enjoyed this book...It wasn't quite as epic as The Talisman, but SK's character's were very vivid. I liked the contradiction of the Thunder Five....the whole idea of these, sort of, warrior poets made them stand out...but it is an old idea that has always worked (See Braveheart)...I liked Henry Leyden as the counterpoint to Jack and kind of saw him reincarnated again, in Duma Key, as Wireman...The character that stood out the most to me was Charles (Burn Burn) Burnside...SK has had some bad characters in his work, but he took it to another level with his willingness to write about the details of what he did to the kids...VERY disturbing. There were a lot of connections to the DT series but then were left out of the series itself (so far) Not nearly as good as the Talisman, but that is like saying Prime Rib isn't nearly as good as Filet Mignon.

P.S. Just for you JD

[JohnDalglish]

P.S. Just for you JD

Hi,

See, it doesn't hurt!

I'm hoping Henry Leyden has a Twinner in the Territories in Talisman 3.

Long days and pleasant nights

[Becks19]

I am not very far into Black House....but I am finding it hard to put down! ( sorry I waited so long to read it)

[sam peebles]

Yeah, I wasn't crazy about Black House. I enjoyed it more on a re-read, knowing what I was getting into, but it was still a disappointment after the Talisman.

[Elemeno P]

My perspective is coming from reading TT and BH right after reading the DT series.

My mind was so wanting to make DT connections that I enjoyed BH a lot more than TT.

I'm sure my opinion would have been different if I read those before I read the DT.

I will definitely re-read TT (currently reading The Stand and listening to IT).

[Oss]

I liked Black House as a book, a great plot. It was ingenious to follow the story with the method of two great writers. Also, it had all the elements of
a true horror. What I particularly liked in the use of an element, is the landscape as a character. Very unique in my reading experience. However, like you,
I liked The Talisman better; but maybe because I enjoyed it as a form of adult fantasy along with the pleasure of Mr. King's ability to thoroughly know and his compassion for his characters.

[jacobtlong]

My biggest problem with Black House is how long it took to catch up with Jack Sawyer. I mean, Sawyer is kind of the main character, but I recall not seeing him make an appearance until after the one-hundred page mark. Kind of annoyed me. But Black House is still a very good book.

[GLewman]

My biggest problem with Black House is how long it took to catch up with Jack Sawyer. I mean, Sawyer is kind of the main character, but I recall not seeing him make an appearance until after the one-hundred page mark. Kind of annoyed me. But Black House is still a very good book.

That's the reason I didn't really give a nod to Peter Straub in this book and The Talisman...It seemed that he was mostly a scene and setting writer, which is fine, but really isn't the meat of the overall story...and the first part of black house was just about ALL scene and setting.

[JohnDalglish]

That's the reason I didn't really give a nod to Peter Straub in this book and The Talisman...It seemed that he was mostly a scene and setting writer, which is fine, but really isn't the meat of the overall story...and the first part of black house was just about ALL scene and setting.

Hi,

It's long been my ass-u-mption that the first (dense) part of Black House was written by Peter Straub long before (perhaps YEARS before!) Sai King joined in and the book takes off.

Long days and pleasant nights

[GLewman]

Hi,

It's long been my ass-u-mption that the first (dense) part of Black House was written by Peter Straub long before (perhaps YEARS before!) Sai King joined in and the book takes off.

Long days and pleasant nights

I did notice that it was harder to see the different styles in The Talisman...But much more obvious in Black House...This kind of flying around from location to location from a third person perspective...I found that I skipped over those areas a bit on re-reads.